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#CFECDA — Pale Muted Green

#CFECDA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CFECDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CFECDA is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ECD0E1; it also sits naturally between #D3ECD0 and #D0ECE9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECDA · RGB 207, 236, 218

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Color values

HEX#CFECDA
RGB207, 236, 218
HSL143°, 43%, 87%
HSV143°, 12%, 93%
CMYK12%, 0%, 8%, 7%
XYZ68.38, 78.32, 77.84
Yxy78.32, 0.3045, 0.3488
CIE-Lab90.92, -12.86, 5.52
Hunter Lab88.50, -12.41, 5.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 85%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #CFECDA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFECDA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFECDA

.text { color: #CFECDA; }
.background { background-color: #CFECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(143, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFECDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFECDA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFECDA

#B2E0C4#92D3AB#74C894#57BC7E#43A86A#368755#2A6A43#1F4D30#112C1C#060F09

Tints of #CFECDA

#D3EEDD#D7EFE0#DBF0E3#DEF2E6#E2F3E9#E2F3E9#E5F5EB#E9F6EE#EDF8F1#F0F9F4

Tones of #CFECDA

#D2EADB#D4E8DB#D6E6DC#D8E4DC#DAE2DD#DCE0DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECD0E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.26:1 Fails
Against black text16.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CFECDA: ·

How #CFECDA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DCDCDEDeuteranopia · #DAD8DFTritanopia · #D0E2E3

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFECDA rather than the exact color:

Dreamy Ruby Voyage
#7B2857 · #CA5F9D · #75D29D · #D1ECDC
Velvet Twilight
#AA2A88 · #E07FBD · #6BDA88 · #CDEED9
Scarlet Ruby Cinder
#AB3887 · #CD65B4 · #3CB763 · #CDEADB
Amber Ruby Saffron
#D1EAD8 · #99CCA6 · #74C889 · #2B5F38
Hidden Ruby Zephyr
#963068 · #C85381 · #44C47D · #D3EDDB
Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#D1ECDC#CDEED9#CDEADB#D1EAD8#D3EDDB#CBEBDD#D4EED9#D1F1DB#D4ECDD#CBECDF#CBEDD5#CAEDDE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECD9  ·  #CFECDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECDA?

#CFECDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 207, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECDA?

#CFECDA is RGB 207, 236, 218 — HSL 143°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFECDA?

Its complement is #ECD0E1; analogous partners are #D3ECD0 and #D0ECE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECDA for text?

Black text on #CFECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.